Abuja, Oct. 31, 2024 – The number of Nigeria’s internet subscribers rose to 132.40 million in September 2024, from130.94 million subscribers in August.
The figure represented an increase of1.45 million subscribers during the period.
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) disclosed this in its latest industry report just published in Abuja.
According to the breakdown, MTN, Airtel, and Glo recorded increases in number of internet subscriptions during the period, but 9mobile suffered a decline.
MTN’s internet subscribers rose by 866,406 to 68.39 million in September from 67.52 million in August.
Airtel subscribers rose by 593,458 to 44.79 million in September from 44.20 million in August.
Globacom subscribers rose to16.92 million from 16.71 million in August, gaining 206,391 new subscribers.
9mobile, however, lost 206,364 subscribers to stand at 2.29 million subscribers from 2.49 million in August.
On telephony services, the NCC reported total industry loss of 4.6 million subscribers in September as the number dropped to 154.6 million in September from 159.2 million in August.
MTN, the largest operator, lost two million subscribers to have 78.09 million subscribers in September from 80.13 million in August. (GBN)
